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Marzipan is the only female character among the primary residents of the Homestar Runner universe. She is tall and thin, with her elongated head a pinkish color. Her eyes consist of two black circles of two different sizes. Her mouth was originally a 'U' shape, which still appears on occasion, but more often than not is usually seen now as a slight curve. She wears her hair in a bright yellow ponytail, (although in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2, she claims that blonde is not her true hair color, suggesting that she dyes it), and is almost always seen wearing a purple dress embellished with white trim and gold buttons, along with a matching hair band. Like Homestar Runner, she does not have visible arms. Nevertheless, she is still able to pick up and handle objects without any hint of difficulty; for example, she can play the guitar fairly well. She is voiced by Missy Palmer and is one of the few characters not voiced by Matt Chapman.

Is that 3D eco-friendly?

Marzipan is Homestar's girlfriend (humorously, Missy Palmer acting as Marzipan disclosed in the DVD commentary for date that Homestar is only her boyfriend while acting, and has "several other boyfriends" off stage). Early on in the site's history, this seemed to be the primary reason for her existence. Her character has developed greatly over time, however, and their dating no longer appears to be their main connection. Marzipan has actually broken up with Homestar on several occasions, and gone out with The Cheat and Bubs in Date Nite, some of which were due to the fact that she wished to demonstrate her independence. Other such times involve Homestar's unintentional mean streak; he has even been known to show feelings of contempt and resentment toward his girlfriend, as seen in the email narrator (where he calls her "some type of enormous alien cow") and Happy Fireworks (where he uses a cardboard cutout to imitate her and then tells "her" to shut up). Luckily for Homestar, she continues to love him dearly, and the two always seem to end up together again.

Strong Bad once described Marzipan as a "dirty hippie without the dirt"[2]. She is a strict vegetarian — she especially enjoys tofu and other soy products (though in the email coloring she teaches that "soy is also murder") — and she spends much of her time singing and playing her guitar. Most of her songs are about happiness and nature. She often makes protest signs to express her views on issues of varying and personal interest.

Marzipan relaxes

Marzipan has been mistaken for a baseball bat, a bell, and especially a broom. A rip in her "Joey Ramone" costume in The House That Gave Sucky Treats seems to suggest that her body may actually be shaped like a bell, a fact which is supported by her costume in Doomy Tales of the Macabre and her tracks in the snow in A Decemberween Mackerel. By contrast, many emails, such as secret recipes, date, secret identity and keep cool, show her sitting in a manner that seems to contradict that possibility. In the email big white face, Strong Bad mentions that her head is like a baseball bat. In the email long pants, she claims that she is not a broom, much to Homestar's surprise. In highschool, she is shown to have long, skinny legs like Daphne from Scooby-Doo, but due to the fact that Strong Bad has an "unphotographic memory" (or "doodle memory"), this may or may not be true. Though she is often mistaken for such distinctly shaped objects, Strong Bad refers to Marzipan as "human" in retirement.

Marzipan has a tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects — for example, she talks to her guitar, Carol, asks Strong Sad to help resurrect her ficus plant, Credenza, from the dead in 3 Times Halloween Funjob, and once names an ordinary sandwich "Homestar Jr.", proceeding to treat it as though it were a small child. In addition, she has occasionally been fooled by poor imitations of Homestar, such as Tofu Homestar from The Luau and The Cheat's costume from the email do over. Also, in Halloween Potion-ma-jig, she created a potion that could transform Homestar into several different entities, including a strange clone of herself. Upon such instances, Marzipan tends to show more affection to (and quite possibly receives more positive attention from) these pseudo-Homestars than she does her real boyfriend. It is unclear if this reflects a desire to change or replace her current beloved, although she believes her relationship with Homestar has always been open[3].

Marzipan sometimes works with other characters on various projects. For example, The Cheat made a Flash video for her song "Oh Yeah Yeah". She has also teamed up with both The Cheat and Strong Mad to form a band called Cool Tapes, in which she sings lead and plays Carol. She has appeared in the Dangeresque series of short films as Cutesy Buttons and Sultry Buttons, and once attempted to teach Strong Bad how to make an attractive centerpiece out of junk mail and kitty litter. She has also hosted a Fall Float Parade with Coach Z and taught a cult-like "kindergarten" class with Homestar, Strong Mad, and Homsar. In DNA Evidence, it is said that she is allergic to pecans. She also takes a Toga-Yoga class, which is led by Bubs.

MARZIPAN: Hi, I'm Marzipan, and this is my guitar Carol. Say hi, Carol. {performs an E major scale} Ooh, E scale. Nice choice. When I'm not rockin' out, I like to dig in my garden and eat. I'm a fiercely independent woman, and I'm fiercely independent about the soy products that I choose. Homestar Runner and I {Homestar leans in frame} are one hot item when I say we are. {says one of the two at random}

MARZIPAN: And today we are.HOMESTAR RUNNER: Yay!

MARZIPAN: And today we are not.HOMESTAR RUNNER: Boo!

MARZIPAN: I like baby animals, and cats and dogs. But it makes me sad to see cats and dogs in the same room together. Okay, bye. I'm off to the Chinchilla protest.
{She pulls out a protest sign that reads "Chinchillas OUT!! (of my basement)" and walks away}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {leaning in frame}{says one of the Random, depending on which one was at the top}

In the Wonkavision Magazine Interview, this inconsistency was explained as a retcon. When asked about the "rumors" of Marzipan being the King of Town's daughter, Marzipan herself replied that, "Those allegations are completely false. The King was trying to make himself look better by association. That poor man. That poor fat, filthy man."

In A Death-Defying Decemberween, Homestar refers to Marzipan's mother as "Mrs. Marzipan", and implies that she is frequently divorced. Marzipan says her latest stepfather is named Seth and works in a "philosophy department", presumably at a university.

Marzipan's only known visible body part is her head, and Kick-A-Ball reveals that none of her limbs are visible.

Strong Bad says that Marzipan has a "considerable resistance to death" in origins after being super-glued to Homsar and left for dead.